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Czech beer culture eyes UNESCO listing as pubs take hit
Prague (AFP) - Going to a pub several times a week to meet friends, media consultant Gabriela Galetkova hopes Czech...
Snappy birthday: Germany’s Leica camera turns 100
Wetzlar (Germany) (AFP) - Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that...
EU hails ‘new era’ in relations with Central Asia
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) - The EU proclaimed a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major...
BP chairman to step down after energy strategy reset
London (AFP) - BP on Friday said chairman Helge Lund will step down after a major reset at the British...
TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US ban
Miami (AFP) - TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban...
Boeing chief reports progress to Senate panel after ‘serious missteps’
New York (AFP) - The head of Boeing acknowledged to lawmakers Wednesday that it made "serious missteps in recent years"...
Starbucks faces new hot spill lawsuits weeks after $50mn ruling
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks Wednesday, just weeks after...
Is Musk’s political career descending to Earth?
Washington (AFP) - Elon Musk's rise as President Donald Trump's all-powerful wingman was as rapid and unstoppable as one of...
Tesla first quarter sales sink amid anger over Musk politics
New York (AFP) - Tesla reported a 13 percent drop in first quarter auto sales Wednesday amid lower production during...
Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for ‘greenwashing’
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS was hit Wednesday with a 25-million-euro ($27-million) fine over misleading...
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